Fulham v Manchester United: match preview

Fulham have eight points from their past eight games and if they continue like that for the rest of the season, they would finish on 30 points, which is unlikely to be enough to stay up. So Claudio Ranieri’s need for victories is urgent but they face Manchester United, who have dropped only two points since José Mourinho was sacked. Ranieri’s team may well find themselves behind against Marcus Rashford and company, much as they did against Brighton last week. However, they recovered famously to win 4-2. Ranieri will need that sort of spirit again to get anything against the Premier League’s most in-form side. Conrad Leach